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This may be more of a vague open-ended question but going to ask it anyway. To start I want to mention that I'm not looking for ideal parameters for that I have always tried to adhere to Randy's recommendations and will piggyback off the recommended ranges to this discussion
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/optim...oral-reef-aquarium-by-randy-holmes-farley.79/
My question around parameters is whether or not specific parameters have a so called "doomsday" clocks of when problems start to emerge as a direct result of that specific parameter being out of range if it's not brought back into range within a X number of hours/days/weeks/month. (IE, if Ammonia exceed 0.1ppm get back into range within the X hours. If phosphate falls below .06 or bottoms out, you can safely go X days and correct before good bacteria dies off leading to Dynos....) . I tend to test weekly sometimes every other, so I'm just curious if between test when parameters fall out of range if there is risks waiting around for the next testing day. My main focus is Phosphate and Nitrate what i have been working to keep elevated but will open this up to all parameters. If times differ between SPS/LPS or Mix please indicate. Also, if you don't adhere to Randy's values, that fine, question can still apply based on your own personal high/low ranges,
Example of what im trying to see would be like some like, Numbers are fake
type of setup - SPS
ca - Can safely dip below target range for 2 weeks max don't ever fall below 300PPM, Above for 2 weeks max don't ever fall below 500PPM
alk - Can safely dip below target range for 2 day max don't ever fall below 7 dkh , Above 1 weeks max don't ever go above below 14 dkh
sal - .....
tmp- .....
PH- .....
mag- .....
phos- .....
am - .....
nitrate- .....
This may be more of a vague open-ended question but going to ask it anyway. To start I want to mention that I'm not looking for ideal parameters for that I have always tried to adhere to Randy's recommendations and will piggyback off the recommended ranges to this discussion
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/optim...oral-reef-aquarium-by-randy-holmes-farley.79/
My question around parameters is whether or not specific parameters have a so called "doomsday" clocks of when problems start to emerge as a direct result of that specific parameter being out of range if it's not brought back into range within a X number of hours/days/weeks/month. (IE, if Ammonia exceed 0.1ppm get back into range within the X hours. If phosphate falls below .06 or bottoms out, you can safely go X days and correct before good bacteria dies off leading to Dynos....) . I tend to test weekly sometimes every other, so I'm just curious if between test when parameters fall out of range if there is risks waiting around for the next testing day. My main focus is Phosphate and Nitrate what i have been working to keep elevated but will open this up to all parameters. If times differ between SPS/LPS or Mix please indicate. Also, if you don't adhere to Randy's values, that fine, question can still apply based on your own personal high/low ranges,
Example of what im trying to see would be like some like, Numbers are fake
type of setup - SPS
ca - Can safely dip below target range for 2 weeks max don't ever fall below 300PPM, Above for 2 weeks max don't ever fall below 500PPM
alk - Can safely dip below target range for 2 day max don't ever fall below 7 dkh , Above 1 weeks max don't ever go above below 14 dkh
sal - .....
tmp- .....
PH- .....
mag- .....
phos- .....
am - .....
nitrate- .....
